So, Onomatopoeia there is wondering why xmpp isn't standard, and I'm getting the sense that it is targeted at oldskool usage.
Discord is popular because it's easy to start using, it has collaboration features like group screensharing, and it doesn't assume an ubernerd is the target audience.
Maybe we'll get a more unified, feature rich xmpp implementation, but until then, sounds like matrix/element is closer, despite its warts.
Italian pizza is generally a piece of flatbread with some tomato and basil on top with oil, maybe a blob of fresh cheese. One piece. While out for the afternoon. On a walk.
I'm using etke.cc in Germany. It's a relatively easy setup and the hosting is matrix dedicated. Payment is a bit odd through ko-fi but otherwise it has been solid. They don't have element calling fully enabled, it's a bit conservative. Admin is easy and staff are responsive.
Huh, I guess you don't know folks who have fox news on all the time, then. It’s pretty common in Alberta. The values are pretty in sync after years of that.
Here’s a clue: an unregulated market will undermine your food security and sovereignty, and prices are cheap until the market consolidates around the winners.
Every successful political resistance includes a healthy protest movement. It is necessary.
stop ignoring history of social change
pay attention to all the other important aspects of resistance that are building momentum and being set up
don't be a self-saboteur and plunge into pointless violence
apply pressure, including violence, in a disciplined and strategic manner
whining, whinging, and demanding bad strategy and worse tactics are a win for the opposition
everyone can contribute to resistance in many ways
a coordinated front is necessary, but also mass noncompliance and microresistance
get to work yourself in more constructive ways
May I add that while the whole world is dealing with a surge in authoritarian bullshit, the particular case of the USA is going to require much more than just a shift in the political roster. The problem is deeply cultural, as evidenced by the hollywood style approach of so many armchair tacticians. Start there, and work on you and yours while also taking direct action.
Your speaker strategy has to consider listening style (sitting, working, watching, ambient, etc.) and build from there: big stereo, small nearfield, flooded or point source, placement like height angle and and close or far to wall, audio style, resonance locations, materials in and on surfaces, etc..
So two big towers or a bunch of wee little Kantos can be great or lousy depending on all that.
Or you could just buy a couple of cheap pure silver speaker cables coated with gold and everything will be great.
In that sense the room is part of the transducer itself, yes, as the speaker cabinet supports the speaker driver, so do the walls and room size. Think of them as a system.
Easy to be argumentative when you don’t read the comment before replying.